Baddibu Society UK
Charity 1162896
alikali.fofana@baddibusocietyuk.org
Overview
Summary
Baddibu Society UK appears to combine diaspora-led humanitarian support for Baddibu in northern Gambia with culturally tailored support and community-building for Gambian and wider diasporan communities in the UK. Its role is distinctive because it links practical aid, cultural continuity and family or social inclusion rather than treating these as separate concerns. The available evidence suggests a small, relationship-based organisation using fundraising, donations and communal events to connect needs across two places.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but does not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, venue, service location, event location or delivery partner.
- The available activity description refers generally to cultural events in UK parks or halls and an annual UK seaside trip; it does not establish that these activities currently take place in Birmingham.
- No evidence was found of a Birmingham physical site. The registered contact address is in Forest Gate, London and should not be treated as a Birmingham operating base.
- The Charity Commission’s Birmingham City classification supports a reasonable interpretation that the organisation has some operational reach in Birmingham, but does not support classifying its Birmingham activity as neighbourhood-based, district-wide or citywide.
Additional evidence needed
- A current trustees’ annual report, activity report or event programme naming Birmingham venues, neighbourhoods or wards.
- Official organisation communications identifying current Birmingham service delivery, cultural events, fundraising activity or family-trip departure arrangements.
- Confirmation from the organisation of any regular Birmingham venue, partner organisation or target community, including the frequency and scale of activity.
Areas of work
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A two-place civic bridge
The organisation appears to operate across Baddibu and the UK, using a UK-based community and fundraising activity to support education, health and disaster responses in northern Gambia while also serving inclusion needs within the diaspora.
Why it matters
This suggests its value may lie in maintaining relationships, resources and cultural knowledge between a place of origin and a dispersed community, rather than delivering isolated projects.
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“Its objects include relieving poverty, advancing education and protecting health in Baddibu, northern Gambia.”
Source:Charity Commission“It fundraises to fulfil humanitarian objectives and organises Gambian cultural events in the UK.”
Source:Organisation
Culture may be part of its support infrastructure
Cultural events and annual seaside trips appear to be more than incidental social activities: they may help sustain belonging, mutual support and connection among people who could otherwise face exclusion.
Why it matters
Understanding these activities as community infrastructure helps explain how the organisation may build the relationships needed for practical support, fundraising and culturally responsive services.
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“Its objects include promoting social inclusion and assisting socially excluded people to integrate into society.”
Source:Charity Commission“It promotes Gambian culture through cultural events in the UK and undertakes a yearly family trip to the UK seaside.”
Source:Organisation
It identifies culturally specific gaps in mainstream support
The charity appears to recognise that relationship breakdown and bereavement can require support shaped by cultural beliefs, family expectations and diasporan circumstances.
Why it matters
This positions the organisation as a potential complement to mainstream family and welfare services, particularly where cultural fit affects whether people seek or benefit from help.
Show evidence
“Its objects include conciliation and support for couples, particularly members of the Gambian community requiring services tailored to cultural perspectives of family relationships.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include financial assistance and support for burial of deceased family members in accordance with cultural beliefs, particularly for members of the diasporan community.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which activities are currently active, and how resources are divided between UK and Gambian work.
- Whether culturally tailored relationship and bereavement support is delivered directly, referred externally or remains an intended service.
- The scale, geography and characteristics of people reached.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing projects, spending, partners and beneficiary numbers.
- Information on referral routes, volunteers, community partners and outcomes for UK-based support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Empower child education in the Gambia by donating stationary to schools. Sponsor victims of natural disasters. Promote health care by donating medical equipment to hospitals. Engage on fundraising events to fulfil the charity's humanitarian objectives. Promote the Gambian culture by organizing cultural events at a park or hall in the UK. Undertake yearly family trip to the UK seaside.
Charity objects
THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 1)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN BADDIBU (NORTHERN REGION OF THE GAMBIA)BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ITEMS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DEEM APPROPRIATE; 2)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY OR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIAL EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR RELATIONSHIP OR FAMILY BREAKDOWN; 3)TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH CONCILIATION FOR COUPLES WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS APPEAR TO BE BREAKING DOWN, AND WHERE SUCH RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN DOWN, TO ADVISE AND HELP IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES OVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS OF THE GAMBIAN COMMUNITY WHO REQUIRE A MORE TAILORED SERVICE DUE TO THEIR CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAN THAT WHICH GENERAL MAINSTREAM SERVICES PROVIDE; AND 4)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ASSIST IN THE BURIAL OF DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR CULTURAL BELIEFS AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO MEMBERS OF THE DIASPORAN COMMUNITY.